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2000 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500 — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

firecrash · 659612 · 2008-02-29

Vehicle

Make
CHEVROLET
Model
SILVERADO 1500
Year
2000
Manufacturer
General Motors, LLC
Component
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
Miles at failure
99,000
Speed
15 mph

Severity

Deaths
0
Injured
0
Fire
Yes
Crash
Yes
Police report
No
Medical attention
No
Vehicle towed
No

Narrative

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 15 MPH, THE CONTACT DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL, BUT THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE. HE WAS ABLE TO STOP THE VEHICLE AFTER 20 SECONDS OF APPLYING PRESSURE TO THE BRAKES. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO PARK THE VEHICLE IN THE DRIVEWAY, IT DRAMATICALLY BEGAN TO ACCELERATE. THE CONTACT APPLIED PRESSURE TO THE BRAKES, BUT THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE. SMOKE APPEARED AND THE VEHICLE LUNGED FORWARD, CAUSING HIM TO CRASH INTO THE GARAGE. THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT STOP UNTIL THE POWER WAS COMPLETELY SHUT OFF. THE CONTACT HAS PICTURES. THE DEALER HAS NOT BEEN NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 99,000.

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10219684
Machine
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